Hat-pin guard.



I. B. (IRBBNWALD.

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mem mhfllt- Patented Bept. 14, 1909.

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It: all when it my concern: llc itlrnown that], Faaatt ll. (iaaanwatn,

a oitiaetrofthe United :ltetei, ruidin at Chic in the county of Cool: and ate of llhuoie, have invented a certain new and ueetul llat-l'in Guard, of which the followllliill a upecilkatiou.

y invention relatet to guartla tor hat pine lor women, and the chi of thejnvenrovide arena 2 mcloantg' or t to point o! the pin.

Wotuene hat tine frequently pro ect throurh the hat w ten being worn and are there ore dangeroue, eaper-ially in public placer where pet-acne are crow ed together. lhe pro rutt pin nut is l uently a menace a w ten the net is not being worn, lorslrxample in itnhgtera an? dree' ti revue a ta w to m t: m' 42 a Bed and Jan with one hand a w ich when applied, will hold itmil llrmly in p ace.

lit to also an object of the Invention to provide tueane for limiting the diatance to which the guard may be clipped over the point oi the pin to prevent tie pin lrolu pt'ujt'utinr through the guard.

A tort ter object in to rovide a device of thta character which aha l he ornamental in lltt nature.

l aooomplieh my objecta in the manner shltrtz'ltt in the accompanying drawings in \V ll l' Figure l showa the guard in ition upon the pin; Fig. it in e lougitut inal vertn'al auction o l the guard drawn to an iucreeued tgs. 8, t and a: are eectioual vivwa taken respectively on the linea 3-8, 4 4 ttlttl 5 4' of Fig. it; and l tg. tt ia a perepscttvovtew of one of the releasing levere.

h'tuular lttllttttt'ttltl refer to anutlar pat-ta throughout the several view.

'lhe tlevtoe in general oonaiata, in the term here eelected for illustrating the invention,

' of two povtiotut, the protecting portion, t'-t[t or umehh'which ix preferably ornamental in churteter and uervee to incloec the point of the Inn: and the clutch mechanism, which ia ertmly more or lean completely hidden within tre ornamental ahield or cap. in the proeont instance the proteotinficap eon tuatu of leaf ehaped aide pieces 10 am i at the it nthereol' a at it adapted to innit the 1] ntat'ute to whio the device may he alipped over the end of the pin. In the demerely aerve to increaae the aign hn'e ahown a atone 12 ia'tnounted upon the atop 11 (or ornamental p The clutch mechanism ie-aecured to and prelerahlyjncloaed within the ca 10-11-12, and compriaea a caeing 14, a holder 15,

bella16,andmeanalor ting Theta caaingltie dlyaecnredto perta uolthecaa t d hthemedlum the aame. the

of an annular plate an apl'ture 18 at ita lows extrunitr throvh which the pin may be inserted. he he holdu: 16 ie on 'tudinally movable within the cam 14 an has an aperture 10 through which the point may be warned. The parta are an arae that whrln the laoldzr'g maved toward ie ower ema eren o e caring. the balls 10 will be forced inwarsl; toward the cutter to clutch the aidee of the tn, and when moved in the oppoaite direction will it. the halla to move outwardly to rethe pin. The ball holder II or toward the amaller and ot the star by meane of a ring 20, one e of win aaid hol er, and the other and abu ta a ring 21 aecured to the upper part of and caa ing. Thua the inechaniam tenda normall to en the pin but will yield to perm t the pin 0 enter. After the in haa entered I11 attempt to forcibly w May it will clutching action. The bell holder may be retracted by manna of the levera 24 which are pivoted upon the lulcruma 25, and are adapted to engagt the collar 26 rifi'dly aecured to the upper portion 0! the ll older 15. In the preferred form theae levera are all incloaed within the cap or cu'eiug except at their lower extremilieu, which project in order that they may he readily grasped by the o! the user. in the beat form, here ahown the lever have circular extemnona fl'l at their upper ends for partially encircling the atom of the holder to to give greater travel to the collur '20 and increased aring of aeid collar upon said levers.

It is tlt'all'ttlllt to form the bell holder in tho tuuum-r shown with an uperture extending from beneath the halls. through the compl'tn-sittll spring .40. rust the extension 21 of the lovers 24. und t trough the greater portion of the t'tllllll .lti. 'lhut gives a long hoariug surt'nrtalong the pin and holtht the elev'u-o more lirmly in pmitiott thoromt.

In mwrutiun. to u ml the device it is merely uwonsury to x ip the some over the n a (a end of the in aa (eraa it will the morei grip ing the in when ali I over the end ment heing litnited ll eonung thought, and l vept m'memmn diaagauuttheeudot pin. niaylaa metneallyop 'tatoeachotherfort'eleeadone without looking directly at the and uently it may be only 6 wn. 1

h touch, withoutthaaul ofamirroewhon' 8. Ahat pinguardeonaiatin olacaptor t to hat to n the head. The dot-tee may ineloaing the pqtnt of the, pin, Ila ada ed he unmoved mlltfl'l, ptnehtngor applfitng i to contact the atdea of the pin, a hall h ler the ot the to the let'era it adapted to enelrele the in. a ta r easing heing obaervotl that tn thin, the referred adapted to act upon aaid Ila to ree them form, the said let-ens are pl tametrictoward said pin to clutch the same, a all oppoeite to each other. Whenthe e luteh for forein aaitl hall holder towa the met-haniam la releaeed aa a result of thta inamaller em of aaitl taper caning antl lever a-artl prnuatre ol the logo 7 filt'oletl to said resin and operable hr the re, the device may i he withdrawn without mots-utating'auy d n m of the wearer for 10min aaitl hall der toward the larger end 0 the taper t'et'l pull upon the pin it'll. Consequently h the guard may he removed with one hand. i t'ttaittf for releasing the parts from the pin. 0! eouree the part incloatng theoluhsh; 4. n a hat in anl the eomhinnthm lltt'ttltlllltlltl may he gaeatly altered in form l with a stop for limiting the movement oi the 20 and appearance without departing from the i tleriee along the pin. of a eluteh ennt arising I piiit of the in a a ta red member and meana tum-ah e teln- What I elahn an new, atnl tleatre to aecttre g tire y thereto for eanaing the elnteh tn ttri I he lattere Patent, in: I or to release. a apring lnr nr ing the t'lllll'll l. A hat 'parta to acting poatttnnaml ever, arranged device t in aaid elnte to permit the pin to he with- I pm guard eonaiating of meana for protecting the point of the pin, meana approximately on opposite aitlett of -the l.- for automatically olding aaid protect rare and adapted to n-lea-e the elnteh when means in position when ah pod over the e premed by the linger: of the aver.- of the pin. and a pair of vera adapted to i in a-itneaa whereof. lhave hen-unto ml.- haoperated by the llngera of the wearer for 4 scribed my name in the preaenee of two wit-. M releaaing laid holding meana, aaid levere bei neaaea.

ing pivoted to aaid holding meana and hav- 1 ing aeparate parallel fulcrum axee arranged t on to atdea of the pm. Q. hetpin tardeonaiatingotaca tori ll eorering the pant of the pin, a cln for i FRAXK R. (illEllXlYALll.

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M. .S. Roanszwmn. C. J. Cmne'rnermn ring 

